ISSN:
1572-8099
Keywords:
Canada
;
Alberta
;
cooking equipment
;
cooking oil
;
fire injuries
;
smoke point
;
flash point
;
fire hazard
;
fire statistics
;
prevention
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Architecture, Civil Engineering, Surveying
Notes:
Abstract This paper begins with a brief statistical analysis to establish the significant contribution of cooking equipment fires to fire losses and injuries in Canadian homes. Due to lack of comprehensive fire loss data for Canadian homes, further analysis is focused on Alberta data. The most frequent ignition scenario, based on a top-down analysis of Alberta home fires, was the ignition of overheated cooking oil in pots, deep-fat fryers, or pans heated on stove tops. These fires also accounted for the majority of home fire injuries. Fire characteristics of cooking oils, which point to the importance of maintaining oil temperatures below their flash points, and thermostatically controlled deep-fat fryers as the best available solution to the problem are discussed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1015395001403
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